Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2015-16 was tabled in Parliament by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley. Survey expects Indian economy to perform well dispute the gloomy picture of international economic environment. Survey says India stands as a haven of stability and an outpost of opportunity. Survey says Indian economy will doing well because of mainly two reasons; the government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation and low inflation. The Survey also praised reorientation of government spending toward needed public infrastructure. Describing these achievements as remarkable, the Survey emphasizes that the task is now to sustain them in an even more difficult global environment.
The Survey further states that the country’s performance
reflects the implementation of number of meaningful reforms. Economic
environment in country has been helped by the government’s commitment towards
reducing corruption, which is imminent in auctioning the assets. Survey also
praised the government’s initiative to liberalise the FDI across the board and
vigorous efforts have been undertaken to ease the cost of doing business.
Survey said agriculture being the important section of Indian economy.
Government’s initiative of a major crop insurance programme will help this
sector. The Survey has highlighted creation of bank accounts for over 200
million people under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the world’s largest
direct benefit transfer programme in case of LPG with about 151 million
beneficiaries receiving Rs. 29,000 crore in their bank accounts has been praised
by Suvey. However, the Survey has expressed concern over approval of GST Bill
being elusive so far, the disinvestment programme falling short of targets and
the next stage of subsidy rationalization being a work-in-progress. It adds that
corporate and bank balance sheets remain stressed affecting the prospects for
reviving private investments. It further says that perhaps the underlying
anxiety is that the Indian economy is not realizing its full potential.